The use of metal and found objects in my sculpture is, I feel,
a progression from the traditional and conventional manner in
which artists have interpreted nature and animals. Parts for these
welded sculptures shown here have been collected from various
skips and industrial wastelands in and around London.
The supply is endless and fruitful. From childhood plants, animal
and insect life have intrigued me. Being brought up in the Green
Belt of North London, I had plenty of opportunity to observe nature
from nearby woods, streams, ponds and lakes.
I am a member and a frequent visitor to London Zoo! I feel I have
succeeded in amalgamating this fascination with nature into my
creative work.
My aim is to capture the essence and soul of the subject matter.
To me, animals, birds and insects have a humour, vulnerability
and simplicity that I transmute into sculptural form